The Nabonidus Chronicle: Archeology proving the story of Daniel

This week in our series through the book of Daniel, we discussed a famous archeological discovery called the “Nabonidus Chronicle.” In the message, we discussed that discovery of this tablet was a huge proof of the reliability of the Bible.

The Nabonidus Chronicle

In Daniel 5 there’s a king of Babylon mentioned named Belshazzar. Historians had a record of all the kings of Babylon through history but Belshazzar was never mentioned. So, fairly, many concluded that the Bible had it wrong. Until 1956; archeologists discovered the inscription.

The Nabonidus Chronicle says that said that the King of Babylon (Nabonidus) had decided to join his troops in a distant battle. Before he left, he took his son Belshazzar and put him on the throne as king while he was absent.

Archeology, proving scripture to be accurate. Did you know There have been over 25,000 archaeological discoveries that validate Scripture? Here are a few links for you to explore: